coralwort

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noun

A parasitic plant of certain species of genus Lathraea (family Orobanchaceae).

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Meanings

nouncoralwort (usually uncountable, plural coralworts)

plural coralworts

  1. uncountableusuallyA parasitic plant of certain species of genus Lathraea (family Orobanchaceae).
  2. uncountableusuallyAny plant now classified in the subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria (family Brassicaceae), formerly genus Dentaria.

Synonyms & antonyms

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pepper roottooth violettoothwort

nounEuropean bittercress having a knotted white rootstock

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coral-root bittercresscoralrootCardamine bulbiferaDentaria bulbifera
Broader
bittercressbitter cress
Also see
coralroot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From coral + wort.

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Cite this entry
APA

coralwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coralwort

MLA

“coralwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coralwort. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coralwort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coralwort.

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